Africa’s week in pictures: 4 May – 10 May 2018

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Noura Hussein: Sentenced to death in Sudan for killing ‘rapist husband’

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Human rights groups call for the conviction of former child bride Noura Hussein to be overturned.

Wilfried Zaha is happy at Palace – Roy Hodgson

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Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson tells Gary Lineker how Wilfried Zaha is happy at his boyhood club.

Zamalek deal for Christian Gross to be new coach collapses

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A deal for former Tottenham boss Christian Gross to coach Egyptian club Zamalek next season has collapsed.

Zamalek deal for Christian Gross to be new coach collapses

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A deal for former Tottenham boss Christian Gross to coach Egyptian club Zamalek next season has collapsed.

UK apology over Libyan’s ‘appalling treatment’

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The UK admits its actions contributed to the kidnap of Abdul Hakim Belhaj and his pregnant wife and his torture.

Could Sierra Leone’s landslide in Freetown have been prevented?

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A new film looks into the causes of the landslides that hit Sierra Leone in 2017.

Kenya’s Patel dam bursts, sweeping away homes in Solai

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At least 41 people die after a dam bursts in Kenya, sending floodwater through hundreds of homes.

Salt-mining in Uganda: ‘We use superglue to cover our wounds’

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In south-western Uganda people use a centuries-old technique to mine salt, but it comes at a cost.

The Chinese making a new life in Africa

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Chinese and African trade has boomed in recent years - but how are the two cultures getting on?